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Chapter 79: Farewell
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2025-05-29 16:00:25DAMIEN'S POV
Officer Morris sighed, the sound heavy, laden with the weight of the news he was about to deliver. "Mr. Dickins, I understand that this is a very difficult time for you. Perhaps it's best if I just tell you what we know about the incident. Mr. Raines' water clogged body was found tangled in water lilies in the river downstream. Based on the death certificate, drowning is his primary cause of death... he probably died five days before his body was recovered."I just stared, my gaze fixed on some distant point in the air, seeing nothing. Five days. Five days since I'd last seen him, since I'd last spoken to him. Five days of Adrian being…gone. I couldn't imagine what he'd been through those last hours, the fear, the cold, the fight against the relentless current.Officer Morris continued, his voice a monotone drone against the roaring in my ears. "He also sustained multiple bruises and cuts. Probably because he might have hit some rocks as the water current wa
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